September Five at Saint-Henri
This short film is a series of vignettes of life in Saint-Henri, a Montreal working-class district, on the first day of school. From dawn to midnight, we take in the neighbourhood’s pulse: a mother fussing over children, a father's enforced idleness, teenage boys clowning, young lovers dallying - the unposed quality of daily life.
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September Five at Saint-Henri
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 5, 1962
Runtime
0h 27m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
À Saint-Henri le cinq septembre
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
Hubert Aquin
Description
This short film is a series of vignettes of life in Saint-Henri, a Montreal working-class district, on the first day of school. From dawn to midnight, we take in the neighbourhood’s pulse: a mother fussing over children, a father's enforced idleness, teenage boys clowning, young lovers dallying - the unposed quality of daily life.
